Piano man

Billy Joel

C G F C  F C D7 G  C G F C  F G C   G
 
[Verse 1]
 
     C      G          F    C
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
    F       C              D7  G
The regular crowd shuffles in
           C       G       F       C
There's an old man sitting next to me
       F           G         C   G
Making love to his tonic and gin
 
          C            G         F   C
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
    F          C           D7   G
I'm not really sure how it goes
         C            G           F    
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew 
      C
it complete
     F        G             C
When I wore a younger man's clothes."


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[Interlude]
 
Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum
 
[Chorus]
 
C         G                F     C
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C      D7   G
Sing us a song tonight
            C          G          F   C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F                 G         C     G
And you've got us all feeling alright
 
[Verse 2]
 
    C           G        F         C
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
   F          C          D7  G
He gets me my drinks for free
         C            G              
And he's quick with a joke and he'll 
F             C
light up your smoke
            F               G           
But there's some place that he'd rather 
C   G
be
 
          C         G             
He says, "Bill, I believe this is 
F       C
killing me."
       F          C            D7  G
As the smile ran away from his face
          C           G          F     
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie 
C
star
   F           G           C
If I could get out of this place"
 
[Interlude]
 
Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum
 
[Verse 3]
 
    C         G           F   C
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
    F         C          D7  G
Who never had time for a wife
         C            G           F     
And he's talking with Davy, who's still 
       C
in the Navy
    F             G      C   G
And probably will be for life
 
        C           G          F   C
And the waitress is practicing politics
       F           C           D7    G
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
             C         G               
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call 
F     C
loneliness
         F           G         C    G
But it's better than drinking alone
 
[Chorus]
 
C         G                F     C
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C      D7   G
Sing us a song tonight
            C          G          F   C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F                 G         C     G
And you've got us all feeling alright
 
[Verse 4]
 
       C           G           F    C
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
        F       C          D7    G
And the manager gives me a smile
          C               G          
'Cause he knows that it's me they've 
     F         C
been coming to see
   F            G           C   G
To forget about life for a while
 
        C         G             F    C
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
        F          C             D7  G
And the microphone smells like a beer
         C          G           F       
And they sit at the bar and put bread in
    C
 my jar
          F             G         C     
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
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[Interlude]
 
Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum
 
[Chorus]
 
C         G                F     C
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C      D7   G
Sing us a song tonight
            C          G          F   C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F                 G         C
And you've got us all feeling alright